Culture
Protect girls’ sports. Stand with Kendall Kotzmacher.
A college softball player says someone threatened to kill her after she defended girls’ sports; her teammates’ solidarity shows how parents and leaders should respond.
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Politics
Sen. Ed Markey's Boston Internship Listing Draws Scrutiny Over Equal-Opportunity Rules
Markey’s Boston internship deadline is November 9; his named-group invitation has prompted questions about how it fits his office’s equal-opportunity pledge under Senate rules and federal law.
News
Cornell Fraternity Lawsuit Reopens Tompkins County Sexual-Assault Investigation
CBS reports the district attorney had not seen a police-interview transcript before the no-charge decision; the county now says it will reexamine the investigation.
News
Ousted From His Cornell Fraternity for Defending Commitment, Jared Lederman Isn't Backing Down
Lederman’s defense of commitment collides with Cornell’s sex-education message, putting the values families teach at home in the middle of a campus debate.
Culture
‘Our kids are under attack’: TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat must protect minors
A coalition is asking TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat to match Meta’s safeguards, including overnight blocks, school-hour limits and stronger parental controls.
Culture
Hobbs vetoed protections for Arizona children on puberty blockers and hormones
The bill would have barred health professionals from providing or referring minors for gender-transition procedures beginning April 1, 2027.
Family
Talarico Put Sex Ed First. Parents Must Have the Final Say.
Texas’s written-consent mandate expired in 2024, but the education agency still tells districts to require parental consent, leaving lawmakers to restore a statewide rule.
Culture
California must protect girls’ sports as an Olympic mom weighs leaving
Pregnant with her second child, Kaillie Humphries says California’s policies allowing males in girls’ sports could influence whether she stays. (129 characters)
Family
Virginia State must scrap its unconstitutional Christian-club policy
The policy puts Christian ministries under university control while the Muslim Student Association remains independent, a written double standard Virginia State should end.
News
Detransitioner Prisha Mosley Warns That Transition Regret Is Far More Common Than Admitted
Her post spotlights why parents need to hear from people who regret transition before a child starts puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.
Faith
Over a Million Children, Including in the Middle East, Prayed the Rosary for Peace
The campaign ran Oct. 1–7, and ACN’s page counted 1,049,272 children praying worldwide as families face war and displacement.
News
Viral Claim Tying Russian Data-Center Strikes to Tucker Carlson's Views Left Out Key Days
BillboardChris’s October 13 post challenges Matt Tardio’s 71% figure with a different average and a disputed comparison window.